I say, chaps, what a smashing idea!

I'm fairly certain that none of my readers are burglars, but if any of you are, you might want to consider moving to England:

BRITAIN’S soft justice system hit a new low yesterday with plans to scrap prison sentences for burglars.

Hundreds of thousands of crooks could escape jail every year under the proposals by advisers to the Lord Chief Justice.

Those sentenced to short, sharp shock jail terms of less than 12 months for "less serious offences" – including burglary – should be handed community penalties instead, they said.

Even those who are likely to reoffend could walk free from court if it is believed they will go on to commit "non-serious offences."

And in a further blow, while courts must not be swayed by victims demanding harsher punishments for offenders, the advisers said that judges should listen if they call for leniency.

Seriously, are they trying to increase the crime rate or something? If that's their aim, then bravo!

(Via Fark)